When is the intention for prayer?
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The questioner : Where is the place of the intention?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is it at the takbir, or well before, or slightly before?
The Shaykh : Yes, the school of thought is slightly before. There is another opinion, and a third opinion.
The questioner : I did not attend the lesson.
The Shaykh : Yes. It is the two, even if it is a long time before the act, if it is not. If it is not annulled, fine. It is required that the intention be in the time. That it be in the time, fine.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is it at the takbir, or well before, or slightly before?
The Shaykh : Yes, the school of thought is slightly before. There is another opinion, and a third opinion.
The questioner : I did not attend the lesson.
The Shaykh : Yes. It is the two, even if it is a long time before the act, if it is not. If it is not annulled, fine. It is required that the intention be in the time. That it be in the time, fine.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 933متى تكون النية للصلاة📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com
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